Jefferson Navicky, M.F.A., the archivist for the Maine Women Writers Collection on the University of New England’s Portland Campus, has been awarded a 2022 Maine Literary Award for his book of poems, “Antique Densities: Modern Parables & Other Experiments in Short Prose.”
Lise Pelletier, Hannah Pingree, and Julia Sleeper-Whiting were presented with the 2022 Deborah Morton Award, which recognizes distinguished Maine women who have made an exceptional impact through their careers and public service or leadership in civic, cultural, or social causes.